Will you shed a tear tonight
When news of my untimely death
Reaches your ear
Will you thank God
For His mercy that called me home
And brought an end to my earthly suffering
Will you say, “I forgive”
For my life less than perfect
That may have caused my dearest friend pain
Will you stop rejecting my God and Savior
For the sins of His follower
Embrace Christ…and choose to believe Him
Will you rejoice tonight
That there is forgiveness
For all those who call upon Jesus to be saved
Will you celebrate
That tonight I stand before my Lord
Clothed in the righteousness of Christ
Will you join with me
Loudly proclaim that in heaven and on earth
That salvation is found in no other name
Will you praise God for His mercy
Flowing abundant and free
Available to this one so undeserving
Will you trust Him for His grace
Like manna from heaven
Enough given for each day
Will you ask Him
For His peace
To fill your heart and mind in Christ Jesus
Will you depend upon Him
For His Strength to uphold and sustain you
Through even the unimaginable
Will you receive
The forgiveness I uttered
When you turned your back on me
Will you realize
That all we had between us and against us
Amount to nothing in light of eternity
Susan Bunts Wachtel
November 13, 3008
May I have the wisdom to know that all those differences and grievances between us this side of heaven…mean nothing in eternity. That if I choose to hold on to the hurts…in my pride reject the one who hurt me…that I will live to regret it. Maybe not now…but for sure in eternity. May I realize that unforgiveness and bitterness only serve to imprison me. May I rejoice when God blesses and shows His mercy and grace to one that I once considered my enemy. May I have the humility and grace to lift even my enemy in prayer for God’s blessings upon their life. Thank you God…for the important reminder of living this life in light of eternity.
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